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Hope Cheerleaders Enjoy Unprecedented Success

Submitted by Karen Bos on Thu, 2004-08-26 01:10

Members of the 2004-05 Hope College cheerleading squad enjoyed unprecedented success at the Universal Cheerleading Association's (UCA) Collegiate Cheerleading Summer Camp held at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee earlier this month.

In Hope's ten year history of attending this camp, which is the largest in the country, the best the Hope cheerleaders had done in camp competitions was a second and a third in two of the three competitions during the week.

This year, competing in the Small Coed Division, Hope placed in all three competitions, earning first place trophies in the Fight Song and Sideline Competitions, and a second place trophy in the Cheer Competition.

In addition to this impressive showing in the competitions, the Hope cheerleaders received the Leadership Trophy in their division, which is voted on by the other squads in that division for the squad who made everyone's camp experience more enjoyable.

Hope also received the most prestigious award at camp -- Most Collegiate Squad. This trophy is voted on by the staff and awarded to the squad in each division that best exemplifies all the characteristics of a national caliber collegiate program.

Only seven of the 14 Hope students who attended camp had any prior collegiate cheerleading camp experience, according to coach Wes Wooley.